nolla

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Cardinal: nolla     Colloquial counting form: nol     Ordinal: nollas     Ordinal abbreviation: 0., 0:s     Digit name: nolla
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Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish nolla (“(the digit) zero”), from Italian nulla (“nothing”), from Latin nūlla, feminine of Latin nūllus (“none”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnolːɑ/, [ˈno̞lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nol‧la

Numeral

nolla

1. zero

Declension

Inflection of nolla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		nolla	nollat
genitive		nollan	nollien
partitive		nollaa	nollia
illative		nollaan	nolliin
		singular	plural
nominative		nolla	nollat
accusative	nom.	nolla	nollat
	gen.	nollan
genitive		nollan	nollien nollain rare
partitive		nollaa	nollia
inessive		nollassa	nollissa
elative		nollasta	nollista
illative		nollaan	nolliin
adessive		nollalla	nollilla
ablative		nollalta	nollilta
allative		nollalle	nollille
essive		nollana	nollina
translative		nollaksi	nolliksi
abessive		nollatta	nollitta
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	nolline

Noun

nolla

1. digit zero
2. a person of little worth or usefulness, cipher, good-for-nothing
3. (electricity) neutral (electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground)

Declension

Inflection of nolla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		nolla	nollat
genitive		nollan	nollien
partitive		nollaa	nollia
illative		nollaan	nolliin
		singular	plural
nominative		nolla	nollat
accusative	nom.	nolla	nollat
	gen.	nollan
genitive		nollan	nollien nollain rare
partitive		nollaa	nollia
inessive		nollassa	nollissa
elative		nollasta	nollista
illative		nollaan	nolliin
adessive		nollalla	nollilla
ablative		nollalta	nollilta
allative		nollalle	nollille
essive		nollana	nollina
translative		nollaksi	nolliksi
abessive		nollatta	nollitta
instructive		—	nollin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nolla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nollani nollani accusative nom. nollani nollani gen. nollani genitive nollani nollieni nollaini rare partitive nollaani nolliani inessive nollassani nollissani elative nollastani nollistani illative nollaani nolliini adessive nollallani nollillani ablative nollaltani nolliltani allative nollalleni nollilleni essive nollanani nollinani translative nollakseni nollikseni abessive nollattani nollittani instructive — — comitative — nollineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nollasi nollasi accusative nom. nollasi nollasi gen. nollasi genitive nollasi nolliesi nollaisi rare partitive nollaasi nolliasi inessive nollassasi nollissasi elative nollastasi nollistasi illative nollaasi nolliisi adessive nollallasi nollillasi ablative nollaltasi nolliltasi allative nollallesi nollillesi essive nollanasi nollinasi translative nollaksesi nolliksesi abessive nollattasi nollittasi instructive — — comitative — nollinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nollamme nollamme accusative nom. nollamme nollamme gen. nollamme genitive nollamme nolliemme nollaimme rare partitive nollaamme nolliamme inessive nollassamme nollissamme elative nollastamme nollistamme illative nollaamme nolliimme adessive nollallamme nollillamme ablative nollaltamme nolliltamme allative nollallemme nollillemme essive nollanamme nollinamme translative nollaksemme nolliksemme abessive nollattamme nollittamme instructive — — comitative — nollinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nollanne nollanne accusative nom. nollanne nollanne gen. nollanne genitive nollanne nollienne nollainne rare partitive nollaanne nollianne inessive nollassanne nollissanne elative nollastanne nollistanne illative nollaanne nolliinne adessive nollallanne nollillanne ablative nollaltanne nolliltanne allative nollallenne nollillenne essive nollananne nollinanne translative nollaksenne nolliksenne abessive nollattanne nollittanne instructive — — comitative — nollinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nollansa nollansa accusative nom. nollansa nollansa gen. nollansa genitive nollansa nolliensa nollainsa rare partitive nollaansa nolliaan nolliansa inessive nollassaan nollassansa nollissaan nollissansa elative nollastaan nollastansa nollistaan nollistansa illative nollaansa nolliinsa adessive nollallaan nollallansa nollillaan nollillansa ablative nollaltaan nollaltansa nolliltaan nolliltansa allative nollalleen nollallensa nollilleen nollillensa essive nollanaan nollanansa nollinaan nollinansa translative nollakseen nollaksensa nollikseen nolliksensa abessive nollattaan nollattansa nollittaan nollittansa instructive — — comitative — nollineen nollinensa

Derived terms

• nollas
• nollasti

 

compounds

• etunolla
• nolla-alkio
• nolla-alue
• nolla-asteinen
• nolla-auto
• nollaenergiatalo
• nollahypoteesi
• nollajakaja
• nollajohdin
• nollakasvu
• nollakeli
• nollakerho
• nollakisko
• nollakoe
• nollakohta
• nollakoko
• nollakulma
• nollakuponkilaina
• nollalinja
• nollaluokka
• nollamaadoitus
• nollamaatto
• nollamatriisi
• nollameridiaani
• nollanjakaja
• nollaosoitin
• nollapainovoima
• nollapeli
• nollapersoona
• nollapiste
• nollapituuspiiri
• nollaraja
• nollasarja
• nollasummapeli
• nollata
• nollataulu
• nollatili
• nollatoleranssi
• nollatulos
• nollatutkimus
• nollaulotteinen
• nollavektori
• ristinolla

 

Further reading

• “nolla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Northern Sami

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nullus.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈnolːla/

Numeral

nolˈla

1. zero

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Romansch

Alternative forms

• nulla (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan)
• nul (Sursilvan)
• nola, nula (Sutsilvan)

Etymology

From Latin nullus.

Numeral

nolla

1. (Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) zero

Swedish

Etymology

From the digit noll (“zero”).

Noun

nolla c

1. a zero; the symbol, or digit, "0".
2. a zero (of a scale)
3. a loser, nobody

   Vilken nolla.

   What a loser.

4. a person who recently started university or gymnasium, and has not yet been "introduced" to the school by the older students; person taking part, as a new student, in an orientation week

   En nolla gick vilse och var borta i över två timmar.

   A fresher went wrong and was lost for over two hours.

Declension

Declension of nolla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nolla	nollas
	definite	nollan	nollans
plural	indefinite	nollor	nollors
	definite	nollorna	nollornas

Verb

nolla (present nollar, preterite nollade, supine nollat, imperative nolla)

1. to reset, to calibrate to zero

   Nolla mätarna och börja om.

   Reset the meters and start again.

2. to haze (initiate a new student, called nolla, noun)

   Vi ska nolla de nya studenterna.

   We're going to haze the new students.

3. (sports) to shut out, to prevent (an opponent) from scoring

Conjugation

Conjugation of nolla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	nolla		nollas
Supine	nollat		nollats
Imperative	nolla		—
Imper. plural1	nollen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	nollar	nollade	nollas	nollades
Ind. plural1	nolla	nollade	nollas	nollades
Subjunctive2	nolle	nollade	nolles	nollades
	Participles
Present participle	nollande
Past participle	nollad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (reset): nollställa
• (haze): inkila
• (haze): insparka
• (haze): inviga

Related terms

• nollning

See also

• etta, tvåa, trea, fyra, femma, sexa, sjua, åtta, nia, tia, elva, tolva

References

• nolla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nolla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nolla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)